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		sojournerc 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules ki... You can also be drafted and/or die in a war. Absolutely absurd to think someone is old enough to enlist, but not have a beer

alt227 3 months ago [–]

Its an easy distinction. In war you can be controlled, when you are drunk you cannot.

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